I tend to put the name of the wm I want to use in ~/.xinitrc and then uncomment the one I want to use before running startx, like so:I prefer the text console over X, whenever it is appropriate. The downside is, that my knowledge about X is very limited. I just installed kde which I use rarely ;-)
Now I'm trying to build an box for audio work, where kde is too heavy. So I would like to try out some lightweight windowmanagers. What is an easy way to start different window managers (so I can try them out)? I'm working on Debian unstable.
I have seen things like xdm, but if possible I would prefer a solution that does *not* run on X, but starts X only when I ask it to.
OK, I *could* live with a graphical login, if there's no easy text based solution. Which one is best to try out a number of different window managers? How do I add another one, or is it done automatically when installing a wm?
Thanks for pointers or suggestions, Robert Epprecht
#gnome-session
#sawfish
icewm
#twm
This has not been a foolproof method for me, but works fairly well.
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